Governor Jim Justice, when asked on Hoppy Kercheval's 'Talkline' program whether he would veto the Education bill said, "I would. We need to go back to a clean education bill." Leaders of the of WVEA, AFT-WV, and WVSSPA announced a statewide teacher strike last night in West Virginia for today, February 19th, 2019.

Hours after that announcement, the Omnibus Education Bill passed through the Senate, 18-16.